Clouds of mist puffed out from Ringa's mouth as she breathed onto her hands, the morning air was terribly frosty, even for Autumn, which made Ringa put an extra top on and a scarf to keep herself warm. Harmony and Scorpio had both pestered her to be out of their Pokeballs that morning and the small Cleffa was tucked in Ringa's arms, keeping the Star shaped creature warm from the morning air. Scorpio didn't seem to mind the temperature and was simply gliding around the area, obviously feeling glad to stretch his wings as he swooped in and out of the trees, carefully and nimbly missing each stray branch. "You're not too cold are you?" She asked her companions, which they both replied to with a shake of their heads and a simply call.

The gentle breeze in the air ruffled her golden hair slightly, feeling a little bit used to the cold already. Last night was the first night she had stayed at the Castle and in her new dorm, which, wasn't at all like she had expected. Most of the walls were covered in mirrors and there was a chilly feeling in the air, which made her want to wear a coat all the time when she was in the room, though she gathered she would get used to it after a while. However, she couldn't disagree that the large Froslass ice statue wasn't beautiful, it really was an amazing piece of art, it was captivating and she found herself staring at it for a little while, wondering why it wasn't melting, not a drop of water slipped off the statue while she had been there.

Walking further into the forest, she sighed slightly, glancing up at Scorpio as he chased something away, obviously a smaller Pokemon that himself, he looked pretty pleased with himself. Sighing slightly, she brainstormed in her head some ideas for her first contest. She didn't know exactly when it would be, since the contest hall was still closed, but she wanted to start practicing sometime this week. Maybe with another trainer, though with just her Pokemon was fine as well.

Bright green eyes scanned the area as she listened out for Scorpio’s call, the Gligar had obviously seen something that attracted his attention and had zoomed off towards it, leaving Ringa and Harmony to dash off after the over-confident Pokémon. Her feet crunched against the crispy brown leaves which had fallen onto the grass, Harmony was clutched in her arms as she scanned the forest for a purple shape. Suddenly, Ringa came into view with Scorpio, her eyes widened in shock at the scene in front of her sight. Standing before her, was a Teddiursa, Scorpio was flying around the smaller Pokémon, swooping down near it and above its head, not hurting it, but obviously scaring the poor Little Bear Pokémon. “Scorpio, come back over here, now!” She called to the Ground and Flying type, who looked at her for a few moments, he seemed disappointed that his game was over but he flew back towards Ringa, landing on the ground next to Harmony who gave him a stern yet weak shove.

Ringa bit her lip slightly at the Wild Pokémon before her, it was quite sweet looking and she knew a bit about Teddiursas thanks to her book about Pokémon. However, the frightened creature in front of her made her feel a little guilty if she was to attack it. However, Scorpio looked eager to battle and she knew he did need to gain some levels, after Harmony gained two at the battle in the division dome. Biting her lip slightly, she turned to Scorpio and nodded, who grinned wildly and flew up into the air with a beat of his wings. “Okay, let’s use a Sand Attack followed by a Poison Sting!” She ordered, Harmony hugged her leg slightly as she watched the battle commence. Scorpio beat his wings quickly, sending a cloud of Sand towards the Teddiursa before firing multiple shots of poison sting towards it.

Scorpio screeched in happiness as his attacks hit, he swooped down while the Little Bear Pokemon was crying, trying to intimadte the poor thing, he obviously found this all very fun. However, the Fake Tears that the Teddiursa had used effected Scorpio, lowering his Special Attack, though he simply shrugged it off, as if it was no big deal anyway. Scorpio watched as the Teddiursa leapt up towards him using another of her attacks, Covet, by the looks of it. Swiftly, Scorpio swooped quickly behind her, so she couldn’t see him, a wicked smile on his features as he did so. “Okay, lets use another Poison Sting.” Ringa commanded to her over-confident Pokémon, Harmony watched from the sidelines, sitting down on the grass and playing with a leaf every so often as her attention wavered to other things. Scorpio obeyed Ringa’s command and fired another round of Poison sting at the young Pokemon, a sort of laugh escaped him as he flew up higher, just out of her reach, a mocking look on his face as he did so.

Ringa bit her lip slightly as the Teddiursa burst into real tears, it was no doubt that she was terrified of Scorpio and she didn’t blame her, due to the way he was acting. However, she stubbornly pushed the guilt away from her as she remembered that this was training for Scorpio, he needed to gain a few levels since Harmony received two after her battle at the division dome. She watched as the Teddiursa aimed a Leer at Scorpio, however, the Gligar wasn’t even looking at her, so the attack didn’t take effect. Scorpio flew around in circles above the Little Bear Pokémon, swinging its sharp tail in her direction every now and again, trying to get her riled up as he cackled, obviously thinking it was great fun. He was having so much fun in fact, he didn’t see the Scratch attack that was aimed at him and he gave a screech in horror and slight pain as the Little Bear Pokémon’s attack hit him. His eyes glared at her after he had composed himself, though the attack didn’t do too much; he decided she was no longer a plaything but now an opponent to battle. “Try another Poison Sting!” Ringa called out to him, watching as he aimed another blow with his dagger like tail.

Scorpio screeched in shock as the Teddiursa missed his poison sting with his sharp dagger like tail, he beat his wings faster, obviously feeling irritated that the Little Bear had dodged, when she was so close to losing against him. He was just about to swoop down and hit her off the branch with another Poison Sting, without Ringa’s permission when she slipped off the branch. Ringa watched in shock and horror as the Teddiursa clung to the wet branch with her paws, desperately trying not to slip and fall to the hard earth. It didn’t take that long for Ringa to snap into action, her thoughts fixed on saving the young Pokémon that dangled by a single claw. “Scorpio, stay back!” She ordered before rushing over to the tree where the Teddiursa hung. Holding her arms out, she looked up at the Little Bear Pokémon and smiled in a comforting way, Harmony padded up next to her and looked up as well. “Don’t worry Teddiursa, just drop, I promise I’ll catch you!” She cried out, not knowing how long she could hold on. “Don’t worry, you can trust me.” She spoke in a comforting voice, Harmony called out in agreement to the Teddiursa, as if to let her know it’ll be okay. Scorpio simply sat on another tree, watching the scene with confused eyes as he looked at his trainer and the Pokémon he had just battled.

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{ Is Scorpio still going to gain a level or two, since he won, didn't he? Or would you say the battle had to stop so he did't win? :o }

Her eyes widened as the Teddiursa tumbled down from the branch, she was scared that she would miss her arms all together but her worries were pushed away as she caught the Little Bear Pokémon in her arms. Ringa breathed a sigh of relief, even though she had fainted from the poison, she had landed safely and Ringa felt pretty good that she had saved her from the fall, though guilt nagged at her because it was her fault in the first place. Scorpio now swooped down next to Ringa and nudged her slightly with his head, causing Ringa to lightly pet him with her free hand. “Well done Scorpio, you did well.” She praised, and she received another gentle head butt in return. Looking at them both with her green eyes, they seemed to know what she was thinking and her two companions nodded slightly, though Scorpio had delayed his reaction, obviously not paying much attention. With a soft smile, she nodded and took a Pokéball out of her backpack, the red and ivory sphere grew at the pressure on her fingertips. Aiming the Pokéball at the Teddiursa, it snapped open and absorbed her in a bright red light.